MICROPARA 10.

Reliability of results in stool examination is

dependent on the following factors.
1. Which of the following is used for the identification of
I. Proper collection of specimen
C. neoformans?
II. Proper handling and processing of specimen
A. 10-20% KOH
III. Skill of the lab analyst
B. India ink
IV. Quality of equipment used in the examination
C. Lactophenol cotton blue
A. III only C. I, II, III
D. Calcoflour white
B. I and II only D. I, II, III, IV
2. Spaghetti and meatball appearance of yeast cells
11. Graham's scotch tape method can be used to
along the hyphae is exhibited by
recover what parasite/s?
A. Sporothrix schenkii
I. Ascaris lumbricoides
B. Cladosporium carrionii
II. Enterobius vermicularis
C. Malassezia furfur
III. Taenia saginata
D. Cryptococcus neoformans
IV. Entamoba
3. Identify the Rickettsial disease based on the following A. II only C. I and II only
Well-Felix reaction B. II and III only D. I, II, III, IV

OX-2 OX-19 OX-K 12. Which of the following stained-smear is used to

0 0 + specify the malaria in a sample?
A. Buffy coat smear C. Thin smear
A.Q fever B. Thick smear D. NOTA
B. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
C. Scrub typhus 13. What stage in the life cycle of Plasmodium vivax and
D. Rickettsial pox Plasmodium ovale gives them the ability to cause
relapse.
4. Media used for viral culture should contain A. Merozoites stage C. Schizont stage
I. Buffered saline III. Stabilizers B. Hypnozoite stage D. OOkinete stage
II. Protein IV. Antimicrobials
A. I and III only C. I,II and III 14. Arrange the following substances in the descending
B. I and IV only D. I, II, III and IV order after performing Formol ether concentration tech
I. Sediment III. Formalin
5. A swab made up what material should never be used II. Ether IV. Debris
due to aldehydes and formaldehydes that are inhibitory A. III, IV, III, I C. III, IV, II, I
for viral growth? B. II, I, III, IV D. IV, II, III, I
A. Cotton C. Plastic
B. Wood D. Dacron and Rayon 15. Samples used to make wet smears for
demonstration of Wuchereria bancrofti are taken
6. A cytopathic effect of balloon cells is seen in what between:
virus? A. 6am-3pm C. 10pm-2am
A. Rubella C. Herpes-Simplex B. 12am-9am D. 8pm-4am
B. Rabies D. Adenovirus
16. Diagnosis for Trypanosomiasis can be done using the
7. Salk 8. Sabin following specimen, except:
I. Oral, II. IM, III. Formal in-inactivated, IV. Live- A. Lymph node C. CSF
attenuated B. Blood D. Urine
A.I and II C. II and III
B.I and IV D. II and IV 17. “Bung-eye”, a painless edema of the eyelids is a
clinical manifestation of what parasitic disease?
9. Which of the following causes 5h childhood disease? A. Naegleria fowleri C. Iodamoeba butschlii
A. Parvovirus B19 C. VZV B. Loa-loa D. Acanthamoeba
B. HHV 6/7 D. Adenovirus
18. Which of the following parasites has no cystic stage? 25. Which of the following media is not appropriate for
I. Trichomonas vaginalis III. Dientamoeba fragilis the cultivation of Nesseria gonorrhea and Nesseria
II. Balantidium coli IV. Entamoeba gingivalis meningitides?
A. I only C. I, III and IV A. Nutrient Agar at 35C C. Chocolate Agar
B. I and II only D. I, II, III, IV B. Modified Thayer- D. Martin-Lewis Medium
Martin medium
19. A morphologic characteristic of male schistosome
where the female schistosome is held:
A. Gynecophoral canal C. Forktail
B. Sucker with spine D. Scistosomulae

20. Statement 1: During skin penetration, hookworm

larva can cause intense itching at the site of entry.
Statement 2: Heavy hookworm infection may cause
microcytic hypochromic anemia
A. Statement 1 is true, while statement 2 is false
B. Statement 1 is false, while statement 2 is true
C. Both statements are true
D. Both statements are false

21. Statement 1: E. histolytica was named by Schaudinn

in 1903 due to its ability to lyse tissue;
Statement 2: There are genetically distinct; but
morphologically identical species referred to as E. coli
and E. dispar.
A. Statement 1 is true, while statement 2 is false
B. Statement 1 is false, while statement 2 true
C. Both statements are true
D. Both statements are false

22. Statement 1: G. lamblia was first described in 1681

by Antoine Van Leewenhoek;
Statement 2: Its motility is described as erratic tumbling
motion.
A. Statement 1 is true, while statement 2 is false
B. Statement 1 is false, while statement 2 true
C. Both statements are true
D. Both statements are false

23. Which of the following parasites causes oxyuriasis?

A. H. diminuta C. I. butschlii
B. C. sinensis D. E. vermicularis

24. Which of the following parasite eggs contain

operculum?
I. T. trichiura III. H. nana
II. P. westermani IV. D. latus
A. I and II only
B. II and IV only
C. I, II and IV
D. II only
 month printed on the label
C. No, request new sets of tubes
HEMA
D. Yes, expiration dates don’t matter
1. Ability of an assay to distinguish the targeted 8. Anemia caused by medical treatment
analyte from interfering substances within the A. Iron deficiency anemia
specimen matrix is called B. Iatrogenic anemia
A. Analytical sensitivity C. Clinical specificity C. Aplastic anemia
B. Analytical specificity D. Clinical sensitivity D. Hemolytic anemia
2. Which cells are derived from a common 9. What is the manual-wedge smearing angle?
multipotential stem cell in the bone marrow? A. 20-25
A. Erythrocytes, Thrombocytes C. None B. 30-45
B. Granulocytes, Monocytes D. All C. 35-45
3. Statement 1: Platelets are fragments of D. 25-35
megakaryocytes cytoplasm 10. What is the proper ration of sodium citrate to
Statement 2: Thrombocytes is the precursor of blood for accurate coagulation results?
platelet A. 1:9 C. 8:2
A. Statement 1 & 2 are both correct B. 9:1 D. 2:8
B. Statement 1 & 2 are both incorrect 11. What procedure should be followed when
C. Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is blood is collected from an indwelling li(?)
incorrect shock?
D. Statement 1 is incorrect. Statement 2 is A. Discard the first 10ml of blood
correct B. Discard the first 5ml of blood
4. What happens to the nuclear cytoplasmic (N:C) C. continue with the (?)
ratio as most cells mature D.
A. The N:C ratio increases as the volume of the
nucleus increases.
B. The N:C ratio decreases as the volume of the
nucleus decreases.
C. The N:C ratio increases as the volume of the
nucleus decreases.
D. The N:C ratio decreases as the volume of the
nucleus increases.
5. In what order should evacuated tubes be
drawn?
Blood culture tube – light blue top – red top –
green top – lavender top
6. When are royal blue top tubes used?
A. For lead determination
B. For coagulation tests
C. for trace-elements determination
D. For plasma determinations
7. A phlebotomist is preparing her collection
basket on June 14, 2022. She checks the
expiration dates of the tubes and notes that the
EDTA tubes have an expiration date of June
2022. Can she use the tubes?
A. No, the tubes expire on the first day of the
month printed on the label
B. Yes, the tubes expire on the last day of the